Tokenmaxxing: refusing to solve problems yourself because the context window can fit it
tech__unicorn · x · 2026-09-15
A resonant AI-circle quip: 'tokenmaxxing is mostly just refusing to solve a problem yourself because the context window can handle it.' It names a real anti-pattern of the long-context era—dumping everything into context instead of doing the abstraction and pruning yourself.
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